Detection of erythromycin resistant methylase gene by the polymerase chain reaction

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 317-322

  Nawaz, Mohamed S ^a   Khan, Ashraf A ^a   Cerniglia, Carl E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; ermC; Erythromycin resistant methylase gene; PCR

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; ENDONUCLEASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHORUS 32;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS SP.; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS SP.; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS SP.; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SP.; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0031259619     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1997.0121     Document Type: Article

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